Jericho

Jericho was born Jericho Jerome Gawanab on 21 May 1980 in Windhoek, Namibia. Some of his fans refer to him as J-Twizzle. The artist served four years in prison and was released in 2004. Upon release from prison, Jericho joined Black Market Music, a development which made him to record a few songs with Kanibal, a Windhoek-based producer. The artist parted ways with the label upon the release of his single, ‘Check Who's Back’. The rapper then released another single, ‘Still Love U’. In 2006, Jericho released his debut album, ‘Check Who's Back’. This was followed by the release of ‘Lights Out’ and ‘Street Fame’ albums in 2007 and 2010 respectively.

The artist has featured on tracks by other artists , such as D-Naff’s ‘Above The Limit’, Sunny Boy’s ‘The Sleeping Giant’, and The Dogg’s ‘This Is My Time’. In 2011 Jericho was named Male Artist of the Year at the Namibia Annual Music Awards.